ALBUM REVIEW: REZN – Cycles in the Infinite Dream


There’s something about summertime and music that makes you lose yourself in the sun. Chicago’s REZN has been a band that continues to make just such music for my summer soundtrack. Their latest release, Cycles in the Infinite Dream (Sargent House), not only continues to feed that vibe, but it may just be their best work yet. I cannot ask much more of forty-three minutes, nine tracks, only one of which is an instrumental/transitional track, stellar psychedelic doom.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Godzillionaire – Diminishing Returns


The 1990s brought a little Lawrence, Kansas band by the name of Paw, who put out two full-length albums 1993’s Dragline (which featured the catchy singles “Jessie” and “Couldn’t Know” that got moderate rotation on MTV as well as featuring in the computer game Road Rash) and 1995’s overlooked Death to Traitors. There were a couple of final releases in the shape of the Home is a Strange Place EP and the Keep the Last Bullet for Yourself odds and sods collection before the band’s eventual 2000 split.  Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Moskitos – Mirage


Regarding psych rock, I have heard some of the best bands ever.  They seem to come primarily from every place except for America. I have seen amazing bands from Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Spain.  For the first time, I’m hearing a band from Cape Cod, South Africa. Moskitos have put Cape Town on the map as a new, untapped hub for psychedelic rock with their stellar debut album Mirage (The Good Times Co.)    Continue reading